Question

Which line from the passage best symbolizes Maggie's character?

A. She has been like this, chin on chest, eyes on ground, feet in shuffle, ever since the fire that burned the other house to the ground
B. "How do I look, Mama?"
C. That is the way my Maggie walks.
D. Have you ever seen a lame animal, perhaps a dog run over by some careless person rich enough to own a car, sidle up to someone who is ignorant enough to be kind to him?

Answer 1

Read this passage from "Everyday Use," by Alice Walker.

"How do I look, Mama?" Maggie says, showing just enough of her thin body enveloped in pink skirt and red blouse for me to know she's there, almost hidden by the door.

"Come out into the yard," I say.

Have you ever seen a lame animal, perhaps a dog run over by some careless person rich enough to own a car, sidle up to someone who is ignorant enough to be kind to him? That is the way my Maggie walks. She has been like this, chin on chest, eyes on ground, feet in shuffle, ever since the fire that burned the other house to the ground.

Answer 2

@breanna1999

Answer 3

Symbolism is when an object is used to represent something else

Answer 4

so which answer uses another thing to represent Maggie?

Answer 5

Much better response this time, Breanna. Thank you.

Answer 6

the answer is A

Answer 7

Not A. The symbol used is a dog

Answer 8

oh okay then its D for sure

Answer 9

correct

Answer 10

thanks hun